The present invention allows reduction in, for example, a time period required for switching a hot-melt adhesive agent, and inhibits impurities from being mixed in the hot-melt adhesive agent, at the time of manufacturing of multiple types of absorbent articles in a single manufacturing line. With this absorbent article manufacturing method, multiple types of absorbent articles are manufactured in a single manufacturing line including an application device. An application device (70) is provided with: a first supply portion (71-1) which supplies a first hot-melt adhesive agent a second supply portion (71-2) which supplies a second hot-melt adhesive agent a switching portion (76) which selects either one of the first and second supply portions and an application portion (82) which applies the first or second hot-melt adhesive agent to a material. The manufacturing method comprises: a step in which the switching portion selects the first supply portion, and the application portion applies the first hot-melt adhesive agent to a first material, at the time of manufacturing of a first absorbent article and a step in which the switching portion selects the second supply portion, and the application portion applies the second hot-melt adhesive agent to a second material, at the time of manufacturing of a second absorbent article.La présente invention permet de réduire, par exemple, le temps nécessaire pour commuter lalimentation en agent adhésif thermofusible, et dempêcher les impuretés de se mélanger à lagent adhésif thermofusible au moment de la fabrication de types multiples darticles absorbants dans une chaîne de fabrication unique. Le procédé de fabrication darticles absorbants selon linvention permet de fabriquer des types multiples darticles absorbants dans une chaîne de fabrication unique comprenant un dispositif dapplication. Linvention concerne également un dispositif dapplication (70) comprenant : une première partie alimentation (71-1) destinée à fournir un pre
